Austrian B763 near Vienna on Oct 22nd 2022, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: October 23, 2022 / 15:32:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
OS-87

Aircraft Registration
OE-LAZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Austrian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration OE-LAZ performing flight OS-87 from Vienna (Austria) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing through about FL260 out of Vienna when the captain stopped the climb after the first officer became incapacitated and returned the aircraft to Vienna for a safe landing on runway 34 about 40 minutes after departure.

The rotation OS-87/88 was cancelled.

The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Vienna due to a medical problem involving a member of the crew.

According to information The Aviation Herald received, the crew member was the first officer.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
OS-87

Aircraft Registration
OE-LAZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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